(Potter Twp., Pa.) Shell Chemicals plans on testing all employees once they return from an upcoming Holiday break. The construction facility located in Potter Twp. will close, for what officials are calling a 2021 reset, from January 1 thru January 5, 2021. When workers return on January 6 site safety personnel will conduct Rapid Antigen tests on employees. Workers who test positive will then be tested to confirm the results with the PCR test.
Shell officials said in a statement that being proactive will reduce the likelihood of the possible spread of the COVID-19 among employees and communities. Shell also feels that by testing 8,00o returning workers after the break they do expect an increase in the number of positive case of COVID-19 among the workforce.